Atomic Bomb Survivor Speaks To Un Tour Guides

Atomic bomb survivor speaks to UN tour guides

A survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima has given an online lecture on her experience to tour guides at UN facilities around the world.

Kajimoto Yoshiko spoke on Thursday, Japan time, at an event organized by the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation. Her audience included tour guides from UN facilities in New York and Geneva.

A-bomb Victim's Remains To Be Returned To Sister

A-bomb victim's remains to be returned to sister

The remains of an 18-year-old victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima have been identified after 75 years.

The remains were discovered last year in a Tokyo building that used to house the RIKEN research institute and were handed over to the Hiroshima city authorities this month.

A-bomb Survivors Want All Nations To Join Un Pact

A-bomb survivors want all nations to join UN pact

Survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings in Japan say they will continue collecting signatures for a campaign calling on all countries to join the United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons.

Officials of Nihon Hidankyo, or the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, held a news conference in Tokyo on Monday.

Head Of A-bomb Survivors' Group: Big Step Forward

Head of A-bomb survivors' group: Big step forward

The head of the atomic bomb survivors' group in Hiroshima, Tsuboi Sunao, says the news that the treaty will take effect is a big step forward.

Tsuboi said the treaty will not lead to the immediate abolition of nuclear weapons, but it will still be a major step towards achieving that goal.

A-bomb Dome Preservation Work Begins In Hiroshima

A-Bomb Dome preservation work begins in Hiroshima

Preservation work on the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, also known as the Atomic Bomb Dome, started on Thursday after a delay of more than one year.

The structure in the city of Hiroshima was built more than 100 years ago. It survived the 1945 US atomic bombing.

Abe Vows To Stand By Atomic Bomb Survivors

Abe vows to stand by atomic bomb survivors

Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo pledged to stand by aging atomic bomb survivors in his speech during a ceremony marking 75 years since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

Abe gave the address at the Peace Park in the southwestern Japanese city on Sunday. Japan also marked the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Thursday.

Water Prepared For Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Victims

Water prepared for Nagasaki atomic bomb victims

Students in Nagasaki have prepared water to be offered to the souls of atomic bomb victims in a service marking the 75th anniversary of the bombing of the city. The memorial ceremony will be held on Sunday.

The water offering will be placed on an altar in the Peace Park to console the souls of people who desperately asked for water after being exposed to heat from the explosion and radiation.

Remembering Atomic Bomb Victims In Nagasaki

Remembering atomic bomb victims in Nagasaki

People in Japan are remembering the victims of a catastrophic event during World War Two. Exactly 75 years ago, an American warplane dropped an atomic bomb on the southwestern city of Nagasaki ... just three days after one leveled Hiroshima.

People gathered at a ceremony on Sunday to hope for a world without war and nuclear weapons.

Prayers For Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Victims

Prayers for Nagasaki atomic bomb victims

Hopes for peace have been shared in Nagasaki. People are holding various events to remember what happened 75 years ago.

Near the Peace Park, a mass to remember those who perished began at 6 a.m. More than 200 people attended.

A-bomb Survivor Offers Prayers From Tokyo

A-bomb survivor offers prayers from Tokyo

A number of atomic-bomb survivors were unable to attend the annual memorial ceremony on Thursday because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Hamasumi Jiro, who now lives in Tokyo, was exposed to radiation in his mother's womb when the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. His father was killed in the blast.

People Exposed To Post-bomb 'black Rain' Win Case

People exposed to post-bomb 'black rain' win case

A district court has recognized for the first time people who were exposed to radioactive rain immediately after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 as "hibakusha," or sufferers of the bombing.

In 2015, a total of 84 plaintiffs, including local residents aged 75 to 96 and bereaved family members, filed a lawsuit against Hiroshima City and Hiroshima Prefecture.

Virtual Tours Planned At Atomic Bomb Museums

Virtual tours planned at atomic bomb museums

Two Japanese museums dedicated to documenting the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki plan to offer virtual tours online in cooperation with an international NGO devoted to the elimination of nuclear weapons.

They are planning the events as the number of international visitors to these museums has dropped sharply due to the coronavirus pandemic.